Playwrights
Background Info
Theatre
Before/After
100

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

William Shakespeare

100

Did the Renaissance heavily influence theatre?

Yes

100

List one of the popular Renaissance plays still have an effect on people today

Romeo and Juliet, Julias Ceasar 

100

What time period came before the renaissance?

Middle Ages

200

Who was born in London, England?

John Webster

200

What did the Renaissance promote reliance in?

Scientific reasoning

200

Which stage had the audience on three sides?

Thrust stage

200

What time period came after the Renaissance?

Early Modern Period

300

Who was born on April 23, 1564?

William Shakespeare 

300

What type of potential did the Renaissance promote?

Individual Potential

300

Which stage had audience on one side and performers on the other?

Proscenium Stage

300

In the Middle Ages, what form of government was dominant?

Feudalism

400

Who wrote 18 plays?

Ben Jonson

400

What did this era promote the rediscovery of?

Classical Philosophy

400

In what era did the Thrust Stage experience a revival?

Elizabethan Era

400

What centuries were the Middle Ages?

5th-15th centuries
500

Who wrote seven plays?

Christopher Marlowe 

500
What were 2 popular colors at this time?

Gold, Crimson, Royal Purple, and Blue

500

What were two of the main themes of ”Romeo and Juliet”?

Love, conflict, and youth are timeless

500

What art styles were popular during the Early Modern Period?

Baroque and Rococo

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